Flatanger Municipality

Flatanger Municipality
Flatanger kommune
Flag of Flatanger Municipality
Coat of arms of Flatanger Municipality
Trøndelag within Norway
Trøndelag within Norway
Flatanger within Trøndelag
Flatanger within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°25′11″N 10°54′28″E / 64.41972°N 10.90778°E / 64.41972; 10.90778
CountryNorway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictNamdalen
Established1 Jan 1871
 • Preceded byFosnes Municipality
Administrative centreLauvsnes
Government
 • Mayor (2011)Olav Jørgen Bjørkås (Sp)
Area
 • Total
458.71 km2 (177.11 sq mi)
 • Land433.53 km2 (167.39 sq mi)
 • Water25.18 km2 (9.72 sq mi)  5.5%
 • Rank#216 in Norway
Highest elevation611.49 m (2,006.20 ft)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
1,116
 • Rank#326 in Norway
 • Density2.4/km2 (6/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −0.4%
DemonymFlatangring[2]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-5049[4]
WebsiteOfficial website

Flatanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is Lauvsnes. Other villages include Jøssund, Hasvåg, and Vik.

The 459-square-kilometre (177 sq mi) municipality is the 216th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Flatanger is the 326th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,116. The municipality's population density is 2.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.2/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 0.4% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]

Flatanger is also known for having some of the most difficult sport climbing routes in the world.

  1. ^ "Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune" (in Norwegian). Kartverket. 16 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  3. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  4. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  6. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).